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Kenya:
Security Laws a Setback for Policing, Justice
The Star, 22 December 2014
On December 18 the National Assembly passed a much-disputed Security Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2014. The havoc and confusion that accompanied the last reading of the Bill are… Read more »
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Kenya:
Admit It, We Let Each Other Down
The Star, 22 December 2014
I'm still a little shell-shocked and bemused with the sheer madness we witnessed in the past week in the name of our new security laws. The reason I say "in the name of" is because… Read more »
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Kenya:
Kenya - the Security Laws (amendment) Act Must Be Repealed
PR Newswire, 19 December 2014
FIDH and KHRC express deep concern following the adoption by Parliament of the Security Laws (Amendment) Bill 2014 and its subsequent signing into law by the President of Kenya… Read more »
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Kenya:
Statement On Security Laws and NGOs By Public Communications Directorate
Kenya Presidency, 20 December 2014
The US state department statement on the security law President Uhuru Kenyatta signed into law yesterday is a clear indication that the agency decided to go with the view of the… Read more »
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Kenya:
Jubilee to Blame for Parliamentary Debacle
The Star, 22 December 2014
Anyone who watched Parliament on Thursday, December 18 must be in complete shock. Apparently the day's order of business for our waheshimiwas included tearing up papers as well as… Read more »
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Kenya:
MP Criticises Cord for Chaos
The Star, 22 December 2014
IGEMBE CENTRAL MP Kubai Kiringo has criticised MPs allied to Cord for disrupting parliamentary proceedings and causing chaos during the debate and passing of the Security Law last… Read more »
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Kenya:
Fracas Was Necessary - MP Alice
The Star, 22 December 2014
Thika Town MP Alice Ng'ang'a has said Jubilee MPs who fought with Cord legislators during Thursday's debate on the Security Law (Amendment) Bill 2014 should not be blamed. Read more »
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Kenya:
U.S. Concerned at Kenyan Law
State Department, 19 December 2014
Excerpts from a U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing, Friday, December 19, 2014, by Jen Psaki, Spokesperson: Read more »
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Kenya:
Security Laws (Amendment) Bill 2014
Fahamu, 18 December 2014
The proposed Security Laws (Amendment) Bill 2014 offends the constitution of Kenya 2010 by undermining the sovereignty of the people, the supremacy of the Constitution and the Bill… Read more »
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Kenya:
'Public Security' Means the President's Misuse of Power to Violate Rights and Entrench Sectarian Rule
Fahamu, 18 December 2014
There is no doubt in Kenya that the Jubilee Administration is hell-bent on eroding the democratic gains achieved in the country through many years of blood and tears. Uhuru… Read more »
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Kenya:
State Department On Kenya's Counterterrorism Efforts
State Department, 19 December 2014
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Kenya:
Make Up, Cord and Jubilee Told
The Star, 23 December 2014
Kisumu Cord and Jubilee MPs have been urged to forgive each other over last Thursday's fracas in Parliament when the security bill was passed. Read more »
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Kenya:
Jubilee Wants to Kill Our Freedom, Says Khalwale
The Star, 23 December 2014
The opposition will not let the government implement the new "dictatorial" security Act, Kakamega Senator Bonny Khalwale. Read more »